Mist releasing awning assembly

ABSTRACT

A mist releasing awning assembly for producing a cooling mist from a commercially available bottle of drinking water includes a vertical support and a commercially available bottle of drinking water. A frame is releasably attachable to the vertical support and an awning is removably positionable on the frame. A spray tube is coupled to the frame and a spray unit is coupled to the frame. The commercially available bottle of drinking water is fluidly coupled to the spray unit and the spray unit is in fluid communication with the spray tube. The spray unit urges water in the commercially available bottle of drinking water outwardly through the spray tube to produce a mist for cooling a user.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to mist devices and more particularly pertains to a new mist device for producing a cooling mist from a commercially available bottle of drinking water.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a vertical support and a commercially available bottle of drinking water. A frame is releasably attachable to the vertical support and an awning is removably positionable on the frame. A spray tube is coupled to the frame and a spray unit is coupled to the frame. The commercially available bottle of drinking water is fluidly coupled to the spray unit and the spray unit is in fluid communication with the spray tube. The spray unit urges water in the commercially available bottle of drinking water outwardly through the spray tube to produce a mist for cooling a user.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a mist releasing awning assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new mist device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the mist releasing awning assembly 10 generally comprises a vertical support 12 that has an upper edge 14 and a first surface 16. The vertical support 12 may be a fence, a wall or any other type of planar, vertical support 12. A commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 is included and the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 may any type of drinking water sold in retail environments. A frame 20 is provided and the frame 20 is releasably attachable to the vertical support 12.

The frame 20 has a rear section 22 extending between a pair of lateral sections 24 and each of the lateral sections 24 has a distal end 26 with respect to the rear section 22. Each of the lateral sections 24 is convexly arcuate between the rear section 22 and the distal end 26. A pair of engagements 28 is each coupled to the frame 20 and each of the engagements 28 releasably engages the vertical support 12 for retaining the frame 20 in a horizontal orientation. Each of the engagements 28 includes a leg 30 extending rearwardly from the rear section 22 and a foot 32 extending downwardly from the leg 30. The leg 30 of each engagement is spaced from the rear section 22 to define an engaging space 34 between the foot 32 and the rear section 22. The engaging space 34 insertably receives the vertical support 12 having the rear section 22 abutting the first surface 16 of the vertical support 12. In this way the frame 20 is retained in the horizontal orientation.

An awning 36 is removably positionable on the frame 20 and the awning 36 is comprised of an opaque material to shade the area beneath the awning 36. The awning 36 has a top wall 38 and a perimeter wall 40 extending downwardly therefrom, and the perimeter wall 40 has a front side 42 and a back side 44. The top wall 38 is convexly arcuate between the front 42 and back 44 sides such that the top wall 38 conforms to the curvature of the lateral sections 24 of the frame 20. Moreover, the perimeter wall 40 extends downwardly along each of the lateral sections 24 and the rear section 22 when the awning 36 is positioned on the frame 20.

A spray tube 46 is coupled to the frame 20 and the spray tube 46 is spaced from and is directed to spray toward the vertical support 12 when the frame 20 is positioned on the vertical support 12. The spray tube 46 is coupled to and extends between each of the lateral sections 24 of the frame 20 and the spray tube 46 is aligned with the distal end 26 of each of the lateral sections 24. The spray tube 46 has a plurality of apertures 48 each extending into an interior of the spray tube 46 and each of the apertures 48 is directed toward the rear section 22 of the frame 20. Moreover, the apertures 48 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed along an entire length of the spray tube 46.

A spray unit 50 is coupled to the frame 20 and the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 can be fluidly coupled to the spray unit 50. The spray unit 50 is in fluid communication with the spray tube 46 and the spray unit 50 urges water in the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 outwardly through the spray tube 46. In this way the spray unit 50 can produce a mist for cooling a user without requiring a continuous source of water.

The spray unit 50 comprises a support 52 that is coupled to the rear section 22 of the frame 20. The support 52 has a top surface 54 and the top surface 54 lies on a plane that is horizontally oriented. The commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 is positionable on the top surface 54. A pump 56 is coupled to the rear section 22 of the frame 20, and the pump 56 has an input 58 and an output 60. The pump 56 may be an electric water pump of any conventional design.

An input hose 62 is fluidly coupled between the input 58 and the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 thereby placing the input 58 on the pump 56 in fluid communication with the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18. The input hose 62 can be inserted into an opening in the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 for drawing the water outwardly therefrom. In this way the input hose 62 facilitates a fluid connection between the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 and the pump 56 without the need for a proprietary fluid coupling.

An output conduit 64 is positioned within a respective one of the lateral sections 24 of the frame 20. The output conduit 64 is fluidly coupled between the output of the pump 56 and the spray tube 46 thereby placing the spray tube 46 in fluid communication with the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18. A power button 66 is electrically coupled to the pump 56 for turning the pump 56 on and off. A power supply 68 is removably coupled to the pump 56, the power supply 68 is electrically coupled to the pump 56 and the power supply 68 comprises at least one battery.

In use, the frame 20 is positioned on the vertical support 12 having the upper edge 14 of the vertical support 12 being positioned in the engagement space in each of the engagements 28 and having the rear section 22 of the frame 20 resting against the first surface 16 of the vertical support 12. The awning 36 is placed over the frame 20 and the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 is positioned on the support 52. The input hose 62 is inserted into the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 and the power button 66 is manipulated to turn on the pump 56. Thus, the pump 56 urges the water out of the commercially available bottle of drinking water 18 and outwardly through the apertures 48 in the spray tube 46 for cooling one or more people standing beneath the awning 36.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. A mist releasing awning assembly being configured to be fluidly coupled to a commercially available water bottle for misting, said assembly comprising: a vertical support; a commercially available bottle of drinking water; a frame being releasably attachable to said vertical support; a pair of engagements, each of said engagements being coupled to said frame, each of said engagements releasably engaging said vertical support for retaining said frame in a horizontal orientation; an awning being removably positionable on said frame, said awning being comprised of an opaque material wherein said awning is configured to shade the area beneath said awning; a spray tube being coupled to said frame; and a spray unit being coupled to said frame, said commercially available bottle of drinking water being fluidly coupled to said spray unit, said spray unit being in fluid communication with said spray tube, said spray unit urging water in said commercially available bottle of drinking water outwardly through said spray tube wherein said spray unit is configured to produce a mist for cooling a user.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein: said vertical support has an upper edge and a first surface; said frame has a rear section extending between a pair of lateral sections, each of said lateral sections having a distal end with respect to said rear section, each of said lateral sections convexly arcuate between said rear section and said distal end; and each of said engagements includes a leg extending rearwardly from said rear section and a foot extending downwardly from said leg and being spaced from said rear section to define an engaging space between said foot and said rear section, said engaging space insertably receiving said vertical support having said rear section abutting said first surface of said vertical support thereby retaining said frame in said horizontal orientation.
 3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said awning has a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly therefrom, said perimeter wall having a front side and a back side, said top wall being convexly arcuate between said front and back sides such that said top wall conforms to the curvature of said lateral sections of said frame, said perimeter wall extending downwardly along each of said lateral sections and said rear section when said awning is positioned on said frame.
 4. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said spray tube is spaced from and is directed to spray toward said vertical support when said frame is positioned on said vertical support, said spray tube being coupled to and extending between each of said lateral sections of said frame, said spray tube being aligned with said distal end of each of said lateral sections, said spray tube having a plurality of apertures each extending into an interior of said spray tube.
 5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein said spray unit comprises a support being coupled to said rear section of said frame, said support having a top surface, said top surface lying on a plane being horizontally oriented, said commercially available bottle of drinking water being positionable on said top surface.
 6. The assembly according to claim 5, further comprising: a pump being coupled to said rear section of said frame, said pump having an input and an output; an input hose being fluidly coupled between said input and said commercially available bottle of drinking water thereby placing said input on said pump in fluid communication with said commercially available bottle of drinking water; and an output conduit being positioned within a respective one of said lateral sections of said frame, said output conduit being fluidly coupled between said output of said pump and said spray tube thereby placing said spray tube in fluid communication with said commercially available bottle of drinking water.
 7. The assembly according to claim 6, further comprising: a power button being electrically coupled to said pump for turning said pump on and off; and a power supply being removably coupled to said pump, said power supply being electrically coupled to said pump, said power supply comprising at least one battery.
 8. A mist releasing awning assembly being configured to be fluidly coupled to a commercially available water bottle for misting, said assembly comprising: a vertical support having an upper edge and a first surface; a commercially available bottle of drinking water; a frame being releasably attachable to said vertical support, said frame having a rear section extending between a pair of lateral sections, each of said lateral sections having a distal end with respect to said rear section, each of said lateral sections convexly arcuate between said rear section and said distal end; a pair of engagements, each of said engagements being coupled to said frame, each of said engagements releasably engaging said vertical support for retaining said frame in a horizontal orientation, each of said engagements including a leg extending rearwardly from said rear section and a foot extending downwardly from said leg and being spaced from said rear section to define an engaging space between said foot and said rear section, said engaging space insertably receiving said vertical support having said rear section abutting said first surface of said vertical support thereby retaining said frame in said horizontal orientation; an awning being removably positionable on said frame, said awning being comprised of an opaque material wherein said awning is configured to shade the area beneath said awning, said awning having a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly therefrom, said perimeter wall having a front side and a back side, said top wall being convexly arcuate between said front and back sides such that said top wall conforms to the curvature of said lateral sections of said frame, said perimeter wall extending downwardly along each of said lateral sections and said rear section when said awning is positioned on said frame; a spray tube being coupled to said frame, said spray tube being spaced from and being directed to spray toward said vertical support when said frame is positioned on said vertical support, said spray tube being coupled to and extending between each of said lateral sections of said frame, said spray tube being aligned with said distal end of each of said lateral sections, said spray tube having a plurality of apertures each extending into an interior of said spray tube; and a spray unit being coupled to said frame, said commercially available bottle of drinking water being fluidly coupled to said spray unit, said spray unit being in fluid communication with said spray tube, said spray unit urging water in said commercially available bottle of drinking water outwardly through said spray tube wherein said spray unit is configured to produce a mist for cooling a user, said spray unit comprising: a support being coupled to said rear section of said frame, said support having a top surface, said top surface lying on a plane being horizontally oriented, said commercially available bottle of drinking water being positionable on said top surface; a pump being coupled to said rear section of said frame, said pump having an input and an output; an input hose being fluidly coupled between said input and said commercially available bottle of drinking water thereby placing said input on said pump in fluid communication with said commercially available bottle of drinking water; an output conduit being positioned within a respective one of said lateral sections of said frame, said output conduit being fluidly coupled between said output of said pump and said spray tube thereby placing said spray tube in fluid communication with said commercially available bottle of drinking water; a power button being electrically coupled to said pump for turning said pump on and off; and a power supply being removably coupled to said pump, said power supply being electrically coupled to said pump, said power supply comprising at least one battery. 